Copy-holder.



Patented Aug. 26, I902.

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(Application filed Mar. 5, 1901.1

(No Model.)

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COPY-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION rming part of Letters Patent No. 707,662, dated August 26,1902.

Application filed March 5, 1901. Serial No. 49,877. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, JAMES C. WHITESCAR' VER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residingat Oameromin the county of Clinton and State ofMissouri, have invented a new and useful Copy-Holder, of which thefollowingisaspecification.

The present invention relates to copy-holders, and more particularly tothat class designed for use in connection with a type-writing machine. I

One of the objects of the invention is to provide an article of thischaracter that will hold the copy in any position with relation to themachine that may be desired by the operator.

Another and very important object is to construct an extensible rackwhich will conveniently hold a small book or set of papers and permit ofthe leaves or sheets of the same being thrown back out of the way andwhich may be lengthened to support a larger set of papers or tablet.

A still further object is to provide a novel clip for holding the paperson the rack.

To the accomplishment of these several ob jects, the construction setforth in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings is preferred. It will be understood, however, that thisconstruction is open to change and modification within the scope of theappended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a rear perspective view of the improvedcopy-holder and indicating its proper relation to a type-writingmachine. Fig. 2 is a front perspective view on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3is a horizontal sectional view of the same. Fig. 4 is a detail view ofthe socket casing preferably employed.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in theseveral figures of the drawings.

In carrying out the invention as shown a suitable supporting-standard isprovided, which carries at its upper end a rack, (desig' nated as awhole by the reference-numeral 11.) The standard 10 comprises a shank12, having at its upper and lower ends, respectively,upstanding anddepending arms 13 and 14, arranged in parallel relation, but ofiset fromthe opposite sides of the shank 12. The upper arm 13 is preferablyenlarged slightly and is provided with a socket 15, that is open at itsupper end. The lower arm 14 is provided near its upper end with a collar16 and forms a pivot that is adapted to be seated in a socket. Whilethis socket may be arranged upon some part of the machine in the presentconstruction, it is in the table and preferably comprises a casing 1'7,having outstanding spurs 18 at its upper edge, the terminals 19 of whichare downwardly bent to engage a table. The arm 14 is adapted to beseated snugly in the casing, with the collar 16 resting upon the topedge of the same. In this position the shank 12 will be at aninclination to the table,

tically extensible and comprises upper and lower pivotally-connectedcopy-supporting sections, and for the purpose of more easydistinguishment the lower section(designated by the numeral 20) will behereinafter termed the main section and the upper one the supplementarysection,(designated by2l.)

The main section 20 comprises a frame hav ing a pair of side rods 22,connected at their lower ends to a pintle 23 and diverging from saidpoint of attachmentithe upper ends being bent to form a pair ofhinge-eyes 24. The pintle 23 is disposed at an angle to the bars 22 andfits snugly in the socket 15 in the upper end of the standard 10. It isprovided with a collar 25, which rests upon the upper end of saidstandard. A support is secured transversely across the rods 22, the samebeing formed of sheet metal having an upstanding portion 26, which restsflat against and is secured to the rods 22 and is provided at its upperand lower edges with oppositely-disposed flanges 27 and 28, the rods 22passing through the upper one. The lower flange 28 forms asupportingledge and is not continuous, being cut away at its centralportion. Beneath this cutaway portion is located a depending extension29, having a projecting sleeve 30 on its rear face, in which is slidablymounted a stem 31, that projects through the extension 29 and-ispreferably provided with a finger-grip 32. The projecting portion of thestem carries a bear ing-spring 33, that is rigidly secured thereto andis adapted to bear against the copy placed upon the ledge. The upperflange 27 is provided with a rearwardly-extendin g perforated guide-ear27 as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The rack is prac- The supplementary rack21 comprises a rectangular frame consisting of side and end bars 34 and35. =The lower end bar 35 passes through the pivot-eyes 24 of the mainsection, whereby the two sections are hinged together. This lower bar,furthermore, is provided at its central portion with an offset portionforming a guide-loop 36, the end 37 thereof forming a stop, as ishereinafter more fully described. Slidably and pivotally mounted at itsupper end upon the upper end bar 35 is a locking-rod 38, the lowerportion of which is slidably mounted in the opening of the guide-ear 2".Thesliding movement of the upper end of=the locking-rod is limited byapair of stop-shoulders 39, located on the upper end bar 35 on oppositesides of the plane of the guide-slot 36 of the lower bar.

lower or pivot bar 35.

The operation of the device is as follows: The casing 17 is arranged inthe type-writertable top, and the pivot-arm 14 of the standard is seatedtherein. The inclination of the standard will therefore hold the rackcarried by the upper end close to the rear upper edge of thetype-writing machine and above the usual rear projecting portions of themachine, as clearly indicated in Fig. 1. Should the copy to be supportedbe in large sheets, the supplementary frame is held in substantialalinement by means of the locking-rod 38. This is accomplished byarranging the rod so that it will bear upon the lower end rod 35. A fiatsupport is thus formed for large leaves orv tablets. Should it bedesired to support a tablet of smaller size-as, for instance, the usualstenographers note-bookthe supplementary section is dropped back out ofthe way to permit the leaves of the book being thrown over the top edgeafter the mat ter thereon has been copied. To permit of this movement,the locking-rod 38 is moved until it alines with the guide-slot 36 ofthe The supplementary section can then drop backward as the locking-rodwill move into the slot, and said backward movement will be limited bythe locking-rod engaging the stop 37, so that said supplementary sectionwill constitute a substantially horizontal support or shelf for theleaves that are thrown backwardly. In this position (shown in dottedlines in Fig. 3) the supplementary section will be entirely out of theway, and the leaves of a small book can be readily thrown over the topedge of the main section and will rest upon the supplementary section.In order to hold the lower edges of the leaves or papers, the spring 33bears against the same. This spring can be adjusted toward and away fromthe ledge because'of the slidable mounting of the stem 31, so as toaccommodate books of different thicknesses, and it will be evident thatas the upper portion of the spring only will bear against the papers asidewise strain will be imparted to the stem, so that it will be heldfrictionally against accidental movement.

By this construction, therefore, an exceedingly simple construction isprovided which will support copy at one side or in rear of thetype-writing machine and that may be extended to correspond to the sizeof the papers supported. Furthermore, a holding-clip is provided thatcan be adjusted to the thickness of the book or tablet to be held.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction,operation,andmany advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art without further description, and it will beunderstood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, andminor details of construction may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a copy-holder, the combination with a rack comprising a lowerstationary section and an. upper movable section pivoted to the upperend of the stationary section, of a support for the rack attached to thelower section, a copy-supporting device also secured to the lowersection, and means for holding the upper section in angular relation toand in rear of the lower section, whereby said upper section willconstitute a rest'or shelf for the leaves of copy thrown backwardly overthe top of the lower section.

2. In a copy-holder, the combination with a rack comprising a lowerstationary section, and an upper movable section pivoted to the upperend of the stationary section, of a support for the rack attached to thelower sections, a copy-supporting device also secured to the lowersection, and means for holding the two sections in alinement, said meansalso serving to hold the upper section in angular relation to and inrear of the lower section, whereby said upper section will constitute arest or shelf for the leaves of copy thrown backwardly over the top ofthe lower section.

3. In a copy-holder, the combination with a rack comprising a lowerstationary section and an upper movable section pivoted to the lowerstationary section, of a support for the rack attached to the lowersection, a copysupporting ledge extending across the lower section, alocking-rod pivoted to the upper section and movably engaged with thelower section, and stops mounted upon the movable upper section andengaging the rod to hold it against movement and thereby secure themovable section either in alinement with the stationary section or inangular relation thereto.

4. In a copy-holder, the combination with a support, of a rackcomprising a main section mounted upon the support, a supplementarysection pivotally connected to the upper end of the main section, alocking-rod pivotally and slidably connected to the upper end of thesupplementary section and having its lower end engaging the mainsection,and holding means for the rod located between the engagingportions thereof and arranged to detachably engage said rod to hold itagainst its pivotal movement and maintain the supplementary section incooperative relation with the main section.

5. In a copy-holder, the combination with a support, of a rackcomprisinga main section mounted upon the support, and having a pair ofdiverging side rods provided with hingeeyes at their upper ends, saidmain section carryinga supporting-ledge, a supplementary sectioncomprising a frame having a cross-bar which passes through the eyes ofthe main section, whereby the two sections are pivotally connected, saidcrossbar being provided with an offset portion forming a guide-slot, anda lockingrod pivotally and slid-ably connect-ed to the upper end of thesupplementary section and slidably engaging the main section at itslower portion, said rod being adapted to engage the cross-bar of thesupplementary section to hold the two sections against relativemovement, and being also adapted to aline with the guide-slot to permitthe backward swinging of the supplementary section.

6. In a copy-holder, the combination with a rack having asupporting-ledge contiguous to its lower end, of a stem passingtransversely through the rack, and having a frictional engagementtherewith, and a spring carried by the stem and adapted to bear againstthe copy placed upon the ledge.

7. In a copy-holder, the combination with a rack having asupporting-ledge at its lower end, and provided below said ledge with atransversely-projecting sleeve, of a stem slid

